隔岸观火 隔岸觀火
隔岸观火 隔岸觀火 gé àn guān huǒ ㄍㄜˊ ㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gaak3 ngon6 gun1 fo2
- to watch the fires burning across the river
- to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)
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隔
- 时隔 時隔 shí gé ㄕˊ ㄍㄜˊ si4 gaak3 separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time)
- 间隔 間隔 jiàn gé ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄜˊ gaan3 gaak3 gap
- 隔壁 gé bì ㄍㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ gaak3 bik1 next door
- 隔天 gé tiān ㄍㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ gaak3 tin1 the next day
- 隔开 隔開 gé kāi ㄍㄜˊ ㄎㄞ gaak3 hoi1 to separate
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- 隔阂 隔閡 gé hé ㄍㄜˊ ㄏㄜˊ gaak3 hat6 misunderstanding
- 隔离 隔離 gé lí ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧˊ gaak3 lei4 to separate
- 中隔 zhōng gé ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄜˊ zung1 gaak3 septum (anatomy)
- 分隔 fēn gé ㄈㄣ ㄍㄜˊ fan1 gaak3 to divide
- 区隔 區隔 qū gé ㄑㄩ ㄍㄜˊ keoi1 gaak3 to mark off
- 暌隔 kuí gé ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄜˊ (literary) separated; parted
- 横隔 橫隔 héng gé ㄏㄥˊ ㄍㄜˊ waang4 gaak3 tabula (horizontal floor of polyp)
- 每隔 měi gé ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄜˊ mui5 gaak3 at intervals of
- 相隔 xiāng gé ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄜˊ soeng1 gaak3 separated by (distance or time etc)
- 睽隔 kuí gé ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄜˊ kwai4 gaak3 variant of 暌隔
- 纵隔 縱隔 zòng gé ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄜˊ zung1 gaak3 mediastinum (organs and tissues in the thorax between the lungs)
- 阻隔 zǔ gé ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄜˊ zo2 gaak3 to separate
- 隔世 gé shì ㄍㄜˊ ㄕˋ gaak3 sai3 separated by a generation
- 隔夜 gé yè ㄍㄜˊ ㄧㄝˋ gaak3 je6 overnight
- 隔山 gé shān ㄍㄜˊ ㄕㄢ gaak3 saan1 (old) (of a half-sibling) having the same mother but different father
岸
- 两岸 兩岸 liǎng àn ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄢˋ loeng5 ngon6 bilateral
- 对岸 對岸 duì àn ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄢˋ deoi3 ngon6 opposite bank (of a body of water)
- 岸上 àn shàng ㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ngon6 soeng6 ashore
- 沿岸 yán àn ㄧㄢˊ ㄢˋ jyun4 ngon6 coastal area
- 海岸 hǎi àn ㄏㄞˇ ㄢˋ hoi2 ngon6 coastal
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- 上岸 shàng àn ㄕㄤˋ ㄢˋ soeng5 ngon6 to go ashore; to climb ashore
- 伟岸 偉岸 wěi àn ㄨㄟˇ ㄢˋ wai5 ngon6 imposing
- 傲岸 ào àn ㄠˋ ㄢˋ ngou6 ngon6 proud
- 凹岸 āo àn ㄠ ㄢˋ nap1 ngon6 concave bank
- 南岸 Nán àn ㄋㄢˊ ㄢˋ naam4 ngon6 see 南岸区
- 口岸 kǒu àn ㄎㄡˇ ㄢˋ hau2 ngon6 a port for external trade
- 堤岸 dī àn ㄉㄧ ㄢˋ tai4 ngon6 embankment
- 岸标 岸標 àn biāo ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄠ ngon6 biu1 lighthouse
- 岸然 àn rán ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ngon6 jin4 solemn
- 岸边 岸邊 àn biān ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢ ngon6 bin1 shore
- 崖岸 yá àn ㄧㄚˊ ㄢˋ ngaai4 ngon6 cliff
- 左岸 Zuǒ àn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄢˋ zo2 ngon6 Left Bank (in Paris)
- 彼岸 bǐ àn ㄅㄧˇ ㄢˋ bei2 ngon6 the other shore
- 抵岸 dǐ àn ㄉㄧˇ ㄢˋ dai2 ngon6 to come ashore
- 拍岸 pāi àn ㄆㄞ ㄢˋ paak3 ngon6 to beat against the shore (of waves)
观 觀
- 主观 主觀 zhǔ guān ㄓㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢ zyu2 gun1 subjective
- 参观 參觀 cān guān ㄘㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ caam1 gun1 to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around
- 可观 可觀 kě guān ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ho2 gun1 worth seeing
- 壮观 壯觀 zhuàng guān ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄢ zong3 gun1 spectacular
- 外观 外觀 wài guān ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ngoi6 gun1 outward appearance
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- 奇观 奇觀 qí guān ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄢ kei4 gun1 spectacle; impressive sight
- 宏观 宏觀 hóng guān ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄢ wang4 gun1 macro-
- 客观 客觀 kè guān ㄎㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄢ haak3 gun1 objective
- 微观 微觀 wēi guān ㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄢ mei4 gun1 micro-
- 悲观 悲觀 bēi guān ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄢ bei1 gun1 pessimistic
- 改观 改觀 gǎi guān ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢ goi2 gun1 change of appearance
- 旁观 旁觀 páng guān ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ pong4 gun1 spectator
- 景观 景觀 jǐng guān ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ging2 gun1 landscape
- 乐观 樂觀 lè guān ㄌㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄢ lok6 gun1 optimistic; hopeful
- 直观 直觀 zhí guān ㄓˊ ㄍㄨㄢ zik6 gun1 direct observation
- 纵观 縱觀 zòng guān ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ zung3 gun1 to survey comprehensively
- 美观 美觀 měi guān ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄢ mei5 gun1 pleasing to the eye
- 观光 觀光 guān guāng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄤ gun1 gwong1 to tour
- 观察 觀察 guān chá ㄍㄨㄢ ㄔㄚˊ gun1 caat3 to observe; to watch; to survey
- 观念 觀念 guān niàn ㄍㄨㄢ ㄋㄧㄢˋ gun1 nim6 notion
火
- 上火 shàng huǒ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ soeng6 fo2 to get angry
- 战火 戰火 zhàn huǒ ㄓㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ zin3 fo2 the flames of war; the ravages of war
- 救火 jiù huǒ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gau3 fo2 to put out a fire
- 火候 huǒ hou ㄏㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄏㄡ fo2 hau6 heat control
- 火力 huǒ lì ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧˋ fo2 lik6 fire
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- 火山 huǒ shān ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢ fo2 saan1 volcano
- 火暴 huǒ bào ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄠˋ fo2 bou6 variant of 火爆
- 火柴 huǒ chái ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄞˊ fo2 caai4 match (for lighting fire)
- 火灾 火災 huǒ zāi ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞ fo2 zoi1 serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
- 火炬 huǒ jù ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄩˋ fo2 geoi6 (flaming) torch
- 火焰 huǒ yàn ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄢˋ fo2 jim6 blaze
- 火热 火熱 huǒ rè ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄜˋ fo2 jit6 fiery
- 火箭 huǒ jiàn ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ fo2 zin3 rocket
- 火腿 huǒ tuǐ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄨㄟˇ fo2 teoi2 ham
- 火花 huǒ huā ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄚ fo2 faa1 spark
- 火药 火藥 huǒ yào ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄠˋ fo2 joek6 gunpowder
- 火车 火車 huǒ chē ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ fo2 ce1 train
- 火速 huǒ sù ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨˋ fo2 cuk1 at top speed
- 火锅 火鍋 huǒ guō ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄛ fo2 wo1 hotpot
- 焰火 yàn huǒ ㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ jim6 fo2 fireworks